The British were really helpless, and finally reached an agreement with Trotsky, who would have thought that Lao To's plane would crash halfway, and as soon as he died, the British, French, and Soviet Triple Alliance naturally ended without a problem, because Ulitsky could not carry the banner of Trotskyism in terms of ability or qualifications. Moreover, neither Stalin nor Sverdlov supported Trotsky's line in the Politburo, and even if Ulitsky wanted to inherit Trotsky's "legacy", he would not be able to do so.

What's more, at this time, Ulitsky didn't have the heart to care about any "will" at all, and after he and Dzerzhinsky arrived in Brest, they immediately rushed to the scene of the wreck. Before he arrived, Ulitsky was not convinced that it was a plane crash, but after arriving at the scene, such doubts became even stronger.

Because the implementation site has been swept aside by the NKVD of Ukraine, the bodies of all the people on board have been removed, and a large number of aircraft parts have also been declared missing. Yes, you read that right, it was missing, except for the blackened part of the nose, the wings that were broken into several pieces, and various parts that had been scattered all over the ground, most of the wreckage, including the cabin and tail, was missing.

"Only so many wreckage?" Ulitsky asked unhappily.

Malenkov, the first secretary of the party committee of the Ukrainian republics at this time, this staunch confidant of Stalin, replied quietly: "Yes, the plane burned down very completely, most of the structures were burned down, and some were blown away by the wind. That's all we can find! ”

Ulitsky looked at Malenkov and, to be honest, he was very dissatisfied with the expressionless young man in front of his eyes. One alternate member of the Central Committee. When reporting to him, a member of the Politburo, it is enough to have a straight face. The attitude is even more perfunctory, what does this kind of virtue of love and ignorance mean?

And Ulitsky also disagreed with Malenkov's answer very much, judging from the situation at the scene, the plane left deep traces on the ground when it fell, which fully shows that the plane was basically intact when it crashed, otherwise how did these traces come from?

Of particular importance is the fact that while there are signs of a fire burning at the site. However, the fire was obviously not very large, and it is unlikely that this kind of fire would completely burn out the fuselage of the Li-2. What's more, quite a lot of the parts scattered on the ground have no signs of burn at all. Only a small part of the surrounding dense vegetation was invaded by flames, which further indicates that the raging flames do not exist. In that case, where did the fuselage left behind at the scene go?

Malenkov replied impatiently: "Comrade Ulitsky, I repeat, when I arrived at the scene, the situation was as it is now, every plant and tree at the scene remained the same as it was after the crash, and your questions are just neurotic speculation!" ”

Ulitsky couldn't believe his eyes and ears, Nima. You Malenkov took the wrong medicine and dared to talk to Lao Tzu like this. Believe it or not, Lao Tzu immediately let your shitty first secretary of Ukraine get out of here!

"Comrade Ulitsky, calm down!"

Seeing that Ulitsky was about to erupt, Dzerzhinsky immediately stopped him, although the Man in the Iron Mask was not very satisfied with Malenkov's attitude and explanation, but at this time a tantrum could not solve any problems.

Of course, he will not let Malenkov go lightly: "Georgi. Comrade Maksimilanovich, I am very dissatisfied with your attitude to work. The Politburo and the Soviets attach great importance to this investigation, and as the head of the special investigative committee, I strongly ask you to correct your attitude and treat our investigation with such a sloppy and perfunctory attitude, I can only think that you are deliberately obstructing our work and can only take coercive measures against you! ”

If it was in the past, Malenkov would definitely have urinated, but now, he is really not too afraid of Dzerzhinsky and Ulitsky, Stalin has already explained to him that he must not hesitate to obstruct and delay the work of the Investigative Committee, and he must trap him in Brest. It doesn't matter except anything!

Naturally, Malenkov was full of confidence, so in the face of Dzerzhinsky's warning, he remained indifferent: "Comrade Felix, how the Investigative Committee conducts its work is your business, and I work by presenting the facts in a factual manner, and the facts are as I say. If you think there is something wrong with my work attitude, then report to the Central Committee and the Politburo. ”

After saying that, ignoring the stunned Ulitsky and the towering Dzerzhinsky, Malenkov left in a hurry.

"What kind of attitude this bastard has!" Ulitsky jumped to his feet. Looking at that posture, it is estimated that he wants to give Malenkov an old punch. It was still Dzerzhinsky who caught him: "Don't be impulsive, Comrade Ulitsky. I think this person's attitude is very strange and needs to be treated with caution. ”

Dzerzhinsky knew very well who Malenkov's boss was, and this time it was Malenkov's boss who insisted that he be in charge of the investigation, which made the Man in the Iron Mask feel like he had stepped into a trap. And just now Malenkov seems to be trying to provoke them, why is that?

Dzerzhinsky fell into deep thought, but Malenkov was also a little disappointed, he was indeed ready to provoke Dzerzhinsky, which would mean the beginning of the fight, and he could have used the constant slapping to tie up the Investigative Committee and buy Stalin more time. It's a pity that the other party was not fooled.

"Tell the comrades below, if you can be perfunctory about the work of the investigation committee, if you can, you will not cooperate, and when necessary, you can deliberately find fault!"

As soon as Malenkov's order was given, Dzerzhinsky and Ulitsky felt a little difficult to move an inch, even if they were the bigwigs of the center, but when they encountered a slippery snake on the ground, and encountered a passive and uncooperative confrontation, there were really not many ways. In addition to calling and sending telegrams to the central government again and again, they can only slowly negotiate with each other.

However, as time passed, Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky also found some clues, and according to their visits and review of the case files, it was found that Trotsky's plane was wrecked at 7 p.m. and at 8 p.m. that day. Local farmers reported that the wreckage of the plane had been found. 12 o'clock. The NKVD of Ukraine took charge of the scene. However, it was not until 9 a.m. the next morning that the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported the news of the plane crash to the People's Commissariat and the Politburo. The blank time in between is quite suspicious!

For this reason, they immediately approached Merkulov, the NKVD of the Ukrainian republic, who was in charge of the accident scene at the time, and asked him why he had delayed reporting to the authorities for so long. However, Melkulov did not admit it at all, and insisted that he immediately reported the situation to the higher-level leaders after the incident, and he did not know why Moscow found out the next morning.

At one point, Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky arrested Merkulov. He was interrogated most severely, but after two or three days of interrogation, this guy refused to admit the fact that he had delayed his report.

Unable to break through Merkulov, Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky reached a stalemate again, and in desperation, they had no choice but to arrest all the NKVD staff members who rushed to the scene at that time and put them all in isolation and examination.

"The shape shì is very severe!" Ulitsky pinched his forehead and said to Dzerzhinsky: "There must be something wrong here, the NKVD of Ukraine is absolutely hiding something!" But these guys just won't open their mouths! ”

Ulitsky seems to think that as long as the mouth of the NKVD functionaries of Ukraine is opened. All the problems were solved. But Dzerzhinsky was not so optimistic, and he said sternly: "The situation is more complicated than you think. It's not just the NKVD of Ukraine that has problems, everyone here is abnormal! ”

Ulitsky was stunned, he didn't think so deeply, he just took it for granted that someone was hiding the facts, and the spearhead was pointed at Merkulov and Malenkov, and according to the Man in the Iron Mask, this mess in Ukraine is all rotten? That's scary, isn't it?

However, Dzerzhinsky did not think it was a shock at all, and after these days of investigation and reflection, he began to come to a conclusion - this event was unusual!

It seems that in the eyes of other comrades, this conclusion is complete nonsense, if it is normal, can it be so difficult to check? But if you look at the person who made the conclusion, Dzerzhinsky is completely different, he never makes conclusions lightly, and once he makes a conclusion, it means that he already has a comprehensive method and means to deal with it.

"There is no point in continuing to interrogate these NKVD staff members, release them temporarily." Dzerzhinsky proposed the first to build yì.

But this Jianyì Ulitsky highly disagreed: "Why? They are highly suspicious! ”

"Do you really think they're suspicious?" Dzerzhinsky asked expressionlessly.

"Isn't it?" Ulitsky asked rhetorically.

Dzerzhinsky did not answer this question directly, but carefully analyzed: "We have been isolated and examined for five days, and after five consecutive days of fatigue interrogation, their confessions are basically consistent, and they all deny that they have seen the fuselage and other parts at the crash site. One can lie for a while, but so many people still insist on this statement in the face of continuous and tired interrogation, then there are only two possibilities. ”

Without waiting for Ulitsky to ask, Dzerzhinsky said to himself: "First, they really tell the truth, they really haven't seen the fuselage and other parts!" ”

"How is this possible?" Ulitsky was the first to express disbelief, "Haven't we studied it before, the fuselage was definitely not burned, and judging from the drag marks at the scene, it is clear that someone has artificially transferred these parts, and this is to cover up the truth." ”

Dzerzhinsky nodded and said, "I agree with your analysis, but please note that the first possibility I mentioned is still possible." As for the second possibility, it is that they have already colluded with each other! ”

Ulitsky immediately bluffed and said, "Yes, it's a collusion." It is likely that Malenkov and Melkulov instructed it, and they just wanted to cover up ......"

Before Ulitsky could finish speaking, Dzerzhinsky interrupted him: "In my opinion, the second possibility may exist, but if they have really succeeded in colluding with each other, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to open a breakthrough in this direction." What's more, in my opinion, there can be no such perfect collusion. ”

Ulitsky frowned and asked, "Then what do you mean?" ”

"I can't help but think that if this was always a game, a game set up for you and me. It can't be so easy for us to find a breakthrough. More likely, it is suspicious. Deliberately using some false illusions to confuse us. For example, the confessions of these staff! ”

Ulitsky still did not understand what Dzerzhinsky meant. The latter had to explain again: "If, I just say if." What if these staff members are telling the truth? ”

Ulitsky replied stupidly: "Then don't Malenkov and Melkulov tell the truth?" But that's ...... from what we came to the conclusion before."

Dzerzhinsky interrupted him with his hand and asked: "What if our conclusions are not wrong either?" ”

At this point, Ulitsky was completely dumbfounded, because these two conclusions were completely contradictory! How is it possible to hold both true?

Dzerzhinsky's sluggishness made Dzerzhinsky shake his head in his heart, compared with Trotsky, Ulitsky's political wisdom is indeed a big step behind, if it was Trotsky, he would have understood what he meant. No. If it had been Trotsky, he would have figured out the truth of the matter long ago, and by this time he would have gone straight to the heart of the truth.

Dzerzhinsky slowly explained: "If there are two groups of people who arrive at the scene, one in front and one in the back, the first one has taken away the fuselage and other key evidence, and the second group is the people we are interrogating, wouldn't all be established?" ”

It finally dawned on Ulitsky that Dzerzhinsky's suggestion of this possibility could be explained, and he jumped to his feet: "We have to find the first ones to arrive on the scene!" ”

Dzerzhinsky shook his head and said solemnly: "No. We first have to prove the correctness of this conjecture. ”

Ulitsky was immediately excited: "Comrade Felix, you can say it. How do we do it! ”

"It's very simple, return to the scene, continue the investigation, and visit the surrounding people again to see if there are any witnesses to the first batch of people who may have arrived at the scene!" Dzerzhinsky thought for a moment and added: "By the way, stop the fatigue of interrogation. Let them sleep and ask them if they notice anything unusual when they first arrived at the scene. ”

After saying that, Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky returned to the scene of the pursuit in a hurry, and a new round of investigation began. And their actions were immediately fed back to Malenkov's side, much to the dismay of the young conspirators.

Because this ploy was planned by Malenkov, it is true, as Dzerzhinsky guessed, that the first to arrive at the scene was not the NKVD staff who were being interrogated, but Stalin's henchmen. They removed the key components of the crashed Rie-2 and replaced them with a batch of tattered and scrapped Rie-2 parts. Not only did the plane take away, but all the bodies that might have revealed the facts (such as those that had been hit by machine guns) were replaced with other charred bodies by Yan Zòng.

Of course, in order to fulfill Stalin's instructions to hold Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky in check, Malenkov deliberately left a flaw in order to interfere with the judgment of Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky and lead them astray.

At one point, Malenkov's plan succeeded, and the second batch of unlucky ghosts who entered the scene were isolated and interrogated, of course, they could not explain at all, and they could not explain themselves. And the pit that Malenkov dug for Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky was not so simple, because the group of workers who entered the site was carefully selected by him, and many of them had patients, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. He is well aware of the pressure of quarantine censorship, and the intensity of censorship in order to solve the case as soon as possible, as long as Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky are forced to die, then they will definitely die in the end.

And as soon as someone dies, then Malenkov will immediately follow suit, he will strongly condemn it, will seize the opportunity to make Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky anxious. In fact, Malenkov felt that this day was coming soon, but he had no idea that Dzerzhinsky would see through his arrangement and immediately put the brakes on it, which made his elaborate arrangement go down the drain, which to be honest, made him a little frustrated.

However, this feeling came and went quickly, and Malenkov immediately adjusted his mentality and ordered: "Start the second phase of the operation, and tell Sù Merkulov to let him find a way to do it!" ”

When Merkulov received this order, his mood was very complicated, because it meant that the first stage of action was not smooth, it meant that Dzerzhinsky had seen through their tricks, and after entering the second stage, it might cause even more turmoil, and if it was not done well, it would be a catastrophe.

To be honest, Melkulov thought about quitting, but he soon found out that it was too late to quit at this time, and he had already fallen too deep and could only go all the way to the dark.

"Inform the other comrades and get moving!"

Unbeknownst to Ulitsky and Dzerzhinsky, a conspiracy was being hatched against them in the cell of incommunicado interrogation while they were searching for evidence. In the future, they will be very passive!

But at this point, let's turn our eyes back to Moscow for a moment, and the female spy Learvin rushed to Moscow, and after a brief briefing by the head of the local MI6 service, she categorically ordered to go to the residence of a certain immortal.

At the same time, Li Xiaofeng was also listening to Yakov's report in his residence, and when he learned that Malenkov and Melkulov were about to carry out the second phase of the operation, he couldn't help but be a little excited.

"It seems that we can also start the next stage of work, by the way, speed up the purge and investigation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and get rid of all Stalin's henchmen as much as possible!" (To be continued......)

PS: Bow and thank you to the Sevastopol sailors, the wasters, cjsky, hzwangdd, zhouyu1976, agz00025, Comrade Juventus!